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IDC awarded contract by Government of Chile
IDC awarded contract by Government of Chile.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nMinistry of Health chooses IDC X-Series digital technology for health\n\n\nfacilities throughout Chile\n\n\nCALGARY, Nov. 1 /CNW/ - IDC (Imaging Dynamics Company Ltd.) (TSX: IDL),\ntoday announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Government of\nChile's Ministry of Health for its new X-Series direct digital X-ray\ntechnology. The contract includes the IDC X1600 digital radiographic (DR)\nsystem with the new X3C detector, as well as X-Series technology from\nVMI-Sistemas Medicos (VMI), IDC's Latin American OEM partner. Thirty three\nunits will be installed throughout Chile, providing accessibility to advanced\ndiagnostics to even the most remote regions of the country via an\ninterconnected national medical intranet.\n\n\nIDC's X-Series provides high quality images using low dose and a very low\ncost of ownership compared to traditional film X-ray technology.\n\n\nThe contract was awarded to IDC as the result of a rigorous evaluation\nprocess that assessed image quality, cost of ownership, current customer\ninstallations, service records and FDA regulatory approvals.\n\n\n"I am proud to be an integral part of Chile's country-wide transition to\ndigital radiography," said Orlando Morante, IDC General Manager, Latin\nAmerica. "Chile is setting a precedent in Latin America as the first country\nto standardize on direct digital DR X-ray technology to make the most advanced\nradiography technology in the world available to its citizens."\n\n\nThis contract extends IDC's leadership position in Latin America. In\nSeptember, IDC announced a milestone when it completed its 50th shipment of\nits CCD based DR technology to Latin America, with recent installations in\nArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia and the Dominican\nRepublic.\n\n\nAbout IDC\n\n\nIDC (Imaging Dynamics Company) is a medical technology company and the\nglobal leader in the fast-growing field of digital radiography (DR)\ntechnology. IDC's innovative X-Series of direct capture technology replaces\nconventional film-based X-rays and provides a cost-effective alternative to\ncassette based film or computed radiography (CR) systems. Each IDC DR solution\nprovides high resolution radiographic images in the digital format required\nfor today's electronic medical record networks, all without the use of film,\nenvironmentally ...